Tire valve operating device



Nov. 29, 1949 H. BRUMMER l TIRE VALVE OPERATING DEVICE Filed May 5, 1944 l IN V EN TOR. M1119/ ,Bruwmew BY Patented Nov. 29% 1949 2,489,397: rmnvALv-EJ OPERATING DEVICE, Henry;Bnummer, Queensivillage, NeY, Application May? 5, 1944,' S1erial No.y 534,371 'LClai'msL (Cl. 137-695) .This invention` relates totl valves@l andf more particularly -to a rnecl'l'anismv to'- operate valves' and particularly tire valves.

In the modern'car` a spare tire is quiteoften carried in the trunk ofthecar orjsoine other place Where.A it isjn t always` readily accessible without opening of the trunk. As' a-resultmotorists who are quitediligentfabout the amount ofA air in the tires onthe vehicle quiteoften-forget the spare tire untilit'becomes necessary to use it. It is. likewise true thatilling'station attendants will neglect` the sparetire because of the diiculty of reaching itg Y An object of' thislinventi'on iszto provide means whereby the `air in a,l spare tiremay'l be replenished and checked' without ropeningthe trunk.

A further object isto .providea valve. operating device which will enable theuser to put'ar into the titre from the, outsiderand which will automatically open thetiravalve whenfrunder air pressure and allow.V theti'revalve. to close 4Vwhen the pressure is removed.

Other 'objectsv and advantagesof my; invention will appear from'v the accompanying' description .and drawings, in which VFigure lis a perspective view ofacarhaving my device mountedtherein;J

Fig. 2 is an enlarged section showing the manner in which the device is used;

Fig; 3 is. a. cross seetionalview of oneeform of my device;

Fig. 4 is a modiicatlonthereofi? Fig'. 5'is a further modication.

Referring more-particularly to the drawings,

the particular car shown lil has a rear compartment |I with. a.baggageplatfornL-IJZ under which is mounted the spare tire,|.4 Mydevice I5. is provided with a hose |6 at onefendand ha. nipple |'I at the other end adapted to screw onto the stern I8 of a conventional: tire'. valve.. My device is preferably, though not. necessarily, cylindrical irrshape, and has a cylinden. 20 in Whch is mountedr piston 2| having a rod.:22. Aspring.23 may be provided to normallyfhold thegpiston 2| at one end of the cylinder., Inactual operation air pressure from within thetire will :,cause. the piston 2| to move tothesclosedl. position when pressure is taltenpoffv theppistonhead. An end member 24 is providedewitl'r a nipple 25 adapted to engage the hose I6., Atthe other -endxthe nipp1e. Il is'. adapted-te engage-.the Stem. |83.. A washer 26 is provided to prevent leakage. One side of the cylinder 20 is a by-pass 30 having openings 3| and 32 in the cylinder 20. When air pressure is applied to the hose I6 the air forces 55 thepi'ston 2`|-toward the other endl ofi the cylinderi and allows4 the airv to passthrough-the opening 3|'v into theby-pass 30 and outthe opening 32-into the tire. As the piston is pressedl toward the other endL ofthe cylinder the rodl'22willcontact the piny 33Vv offv thevalve to depress it andfto allow airY togo into the tire. When pressure through the hose, l 6` is released the pressure from the tire` will* cause therpiston to movetowardrth'e end 2d and this movementl will be assuredbyn the action of the spring 23,:thuslrernovingj pressure on the pin. 33 to allowtheti're valve to close, In some, instances#` it may beadvantageous to place an ordinary tire valve in the. outside connection 4 8 so that pressure readings mayl be taken with aP handA gage. It isdesirable that an annular groove 35 be cut. inthe inner, wall' of' thel cylinder 2 0. When the air hose is, removed from the valve fixture 4.8 will c.l'ose. .and1.leave pressure in the hose I6', Since the pressure will' besubstanitally equal on either side of the piston itwlll remain in the retarded'-position.V However,l when ahandlgage. is applieda certainvamount ofv air will yescape andthe pistonv4 would. normally move forward. Since the. piston has anaturalten.- dency to expand it will be checlredbyv thefgroove V35.. sufciently to allow.. several readingsl toit be taken: and thenwhen the valve iin xture 4&.is open it will move forward into closed position.

In the...for.m.v shown in Figure 4.. the fpistonell isprovided with asleeve member 4| surround'.- ing the endV |52. of.. the, rod.y 43,.l Mounted on the rod 4,3..is a platform 4.4.. A; spring ismounted on., the rod ...betweengthe platform, and; theV piston and., asecond spring 46 slightly ,weaker thanv the spring ismountedbelow. the platform around the rod. VIt will. be. seenthat. when air pressure is placed against. thetpistonit will.y move downwardly against, the spring 4,5. andY eventually come. into: lContact.with the; endfA 2.,.of.A the .rod 43.

However, the pressure of the spring 45 will be sufcientto overcomey the. spring 46;.and. the -rod 43gw-i1l engage and depress-the valve pin inthe tire. This form ofdeviee; is slightly .moreex. ible than that shown .inA Figure. 3,,since it-can. aecornmodate various length tire, valve -pinswithout the piston. `bei-ng n prematurely stoppeddue lto a. depressed tire.V valve p in.l andholding rod. 5,3. The.y compressibility- ,of vspring, l|5.- -p,ermits.` the pis;- ton toffcontinue onits; travel anairfpassage In the form shown in Figure 5 the cylinder 50 is provided with a piston 5|. Mounted in the piston 5| is a valve 52 with the stem 53. The stem 53 mounts a platform 54 which supports a spring 55 between the platform 54 and piston 5i. A weaker spring B is supported between the platform 54 and the end 5l of the device. When air is introduced through the nipple I6 under pressure a piston will move toward the end 51 carrying with it the stem or rod 53 until the rod is stopped by the valve pin compressing the spring 56. The piston will then continue against the pressure of the spring 55 unseating the valve 52 from its seat 58 and allowing air to pass through the cylinder. When the pressure is released spring 55 and the air pressure from the tire will Y cause the piston to move toward the nipple I6 and the valve 52 to return to its seat.

As shown in Figure 1 my device may be left permanently on the tire and the hose I6 fastened to a permanent outside connection 48. When air is placed in the tire it is only necessary to place the air hose against the connection 48.

I claim:

1. kA tire valve actuating mechanism comprising a cylinder, a nipple on one end of said cylinder adapted to engage a conventional valve stem, a nipple on the opposite end of said cylinder adapted to engage an air hose, a piston in said cylinder, a rod resiliently connected to said piston and extending through said first-mentioned nipple, bypass means to allow air to pass said piston when said piston is forced toward said tire valve whereby said valve is opened first and then the by-pass is opened. v

2. A device for actuating a tire valve having a stem with a pin mounted therein, said device including a cylinder, a nipple on one end of said cylinder adapted to engage the valve stem, a nipple on the opposite end of said cylinder adapted to engage an air hose, a piston in said cylinder, a rod, one end of said rod resiliently connected to said piston and its opposite end extending into said first-mentioned nipple, a bypass communicating with the interior of said cylinder at opposite ends to allow the passage of air around said piston when said piston is forced towards said tire valve, whereby when air is advto said piston and its opposite end extending into said first-mentioned nipple, a by-pass communicating with the interior of said cylinder at opposite ends to allow the passage of air around said piston when said piston is forced towards said tire valve, and spring means for yieldingly maintaining said piston at one end of said cylinder. K

4. A device for actuating a tire valve having a stem with a pin mounted therein, said device including a cylinder, means for attaching said cylinder to the stem of the valve, a piston in said cylinder, a rod, one end of said rod resiliently connected to said piston and its opposite end extending into the valve stem, means for introducing air under pressure into said cylinder to force said piston towards the tire valve and said rod into the valve stem to contact the pin to open '4 said valve, and a by-pass communicating with the interior of said cylinder at opposite ends to allow air to pass around the piston into the tire valve.

5. A device for actuating a tire valve having the tire valve, means for introducing air under pressure into said cylinder, a by-pass communicating with the interior of said cylinder at opposite ends to allow air to pass around said piston into the tire valve, whereby when air is admitted into said cylinder said rod will Contact the pin causing the valve to be opened rst and then the by-pass.

6. A device for actuating a tire valve having a stem with a pin mounted therein, said device including a cylinder having an air inlet at one end and outlet means at the opposite end, a piston mounted in said cylinder, a rod, one side of said piston exposed to said air inlet and its opposite side resiliently 'connected to said rod, spring engaging means mounted on said rod intermediate its ends, a spring between said spring engaging means and said piston, and a second spring having less resistance than said firstvmentioned.spring between said spring engaging means and the outlet end of the cylinder.

'7. A device for actuating a tire valve having a stem with a pin mounted therein, said device including a cylinder, outlet means at one end of said cylinder adapted to engage the tire valve stem, and inlet means at the other end adapted to engage an air hose, a piston in said cylinder, said piston being located adjacent said inlet end, a sleeve member on saidpiston, a rod, one end of said rod slidably mounted insaid sleeve member and the opposite end extending into the outlet end of the cylinder for cooperation withthe REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le oi this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,662,209 Proell Oct. 5, 1926 2,053,992 Haas Sept. 8, 1936 2,148,616 Gruber Feb. 28, 1939 2,149,670 Fetterly Mar. 7, 1939 2,154,572 Lansing Apr. 18, 1939 2,342,726 Crowley Feb. 29, 1944 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 361,072 Great Britain Nov. 19, 1931 

